West Ham today submitted a bid to become tenants of the Olympic Stadium after the 2012 Games.
The Hammers won the original contest to move to the stadium in Stratford last year but that deal collapsed following complaints from Tottenham, Leyton Orient and another anonymous party.
The Olympic Park Legacy Company decided to restart the process but instead offer the stadium on a lease basis, rather than a permanent one.
The deadline for submissions was noon today and the club applied for a 99-year lease of the £500million stadium.
West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady said: “Having spent the last two years dedicated to this project I am privileged to once more be submitting West Ham United’s bid to become the anchor concessionaire of the Olympic Stadium post the 2012 Games.
“From the outset it has been my firm, unwavering belief that the stadium can truly become a multi-use destination of which east London and the nation as a whole can be proud.
“I have never lost sight of our vision to play our part, along with the stadium’s major stakeholders, in ensuring it grows into a global asset, the ‘jewel in the crown’ of the [Olympic] Park that will be watched by the world.
“Our vision for the stadium has always been about the promises made for London back in Singapore in 2005 and what they meant for our future generations. We are honoured to have once more received the support and backing of our friends at UK Athletics.”
